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IN HUMAN LTFE-WELL DRESSED, M AGNETIC
BUNCO MEN OBTAIN THE CONFIDENCE OF THEIR VICTIM,
HOLDING HIM UNDER HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION UNTIL THEY
HAVE FLEECED HIM OF HIS ALL, LEAVING HIM TO DIE OF
DESPAIR. (NORFLEET MET THE ABOVE AMEMBERS OF THE
GANG, WAS ROBBED, BUT REFUSED TO DESPAIR. INSTEAD,
lIE BECAME TI-IE "BOOMERANG SUCKER.") TOP, JOE
FUREY, OF GLENDALE. CALIF., ALIAS J. HARRISON, OF
SAN FRANCISCO, J. B. STETSON, OF DALLAS AND FORT
WORTH, TIIE "MASTER MIND"; E. J. WARD, ALIAS JACK
THOMPSON, OF NEW YORK; W. B. SPENCER, ALIAS
CIIAS. HARRIS, OF KANSAS; CHAS. GERBER, PSEUDO SECRETARY
FAKE STOCK EXCHANGE; AND RENO HAMLIN,
TIE MULE-BUYER, EXTREME OUT-POST OF THE BUN CO
RING.
RING.
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Norfleet, J. Frank, 1864-. Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men., book, 1924; Ft. Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5864/m1/31/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .